A minor earthquake magnitude 3.19 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Searles Valley in CA. The 3.19-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:00:59 / 12:00 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ci38459943. Event ids that are associated: ci38459943. Exact location of event, longitude -117.4781647 West, latitude 35.7543335 North, depth = -0.78 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/07/19 / 2019-07-06 08:00:59 / July 6, 2019 @ 8:00 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly -0.78 km (-0 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 23 km (14 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ridgecrest (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four hundred and fifty, in the last 10 days five hundred and fourty-six, in the past 30 days five hundred and fourty-seven and in the last 365 days five hundred and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 7 km WSW of Searles Valley, CA.
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